ποιος
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ποῖος (poîos), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editποιος • (poios) m (feminine ποια, neuter ποιο) interrogative
- who
- Ποιος είναι ο επισκέπτης;
- Poios eínai o episképtis?
- Who is the caller?
- Ποιος;
- Poios;
- Who's that?, Who's there?, Who is it?
- which
- Ποιο βιβλίο θέλεις;
- Poio vivlío théleis?
- Which book do you want?
- (in accusative case) who, whom
- Σε ποιον το έδωσες;
- Se poion to édoses?
- To whom did you give it?
- (in genitive case) whose
- Ποιανού είναι η πετσέτα;
- Poianoú eínai i petséta?
- Whose is the towel?
Declension
editdeclension of 'ποιος'
number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | ποιος • | ποια • | ποιο • | ποιοι • | ποιες • | ποια • |
genitive | ποιου •, ποιανού • | ποιας •, ποιανής • | ποιου •, ποιανού • | ποιων •, ποιανών • | ποιων •, ποιανών • | ποιων •, ποιανών • |
accusative | ποιον • | ποια •, ποιαν • | ποιο • | ποιους •, ποιανούς • | ποιες • | ποια • |
vocative | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The alternative forms are usually pronouns, used for people and not things. ποιαν (poian) should be used before vowels and the consonants: κ, ξ, π, τ, ψ, γκ, ντ, μπ. |
Descendants
edit- →⇒ Turkish: aftospiyos, kıtıpiyos
See also
edit- που (pou) for the relative form of who:
- Ο άνθρωπος που γνώριζε πολλά ― O ánthropos pou gnórize pollá ― The Man Who Knew Too Much
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